Contamination in complex healthcare trials: The falls in care homes (FinCH) study experience

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2020, Pages

  Robinson, K ^a,b   Allen, F ^b   Darby, J ^b   Fox, C ^c   Gordon, A L ^d,e,f   Horne, J C ^b   Leighton, P ^b   Sims, E ^g   Logan, P A ^b,h  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e Derbyshire and Lincolnshire   (United Kingdom)

^f DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^h Nottingham City Care Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care home research; Contamination; Falls; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; FALLING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NURSING HOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85080895511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-00925-z     Document Type: Review

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